Each of these elements deserves some unpacking. The incompetence comes in the aftermath of HealthCare.gov — the Technicolor failure of technocratic liberalism. Again, the White House is shocked, saddened and angered by the management fiasco of a manager under its direct control. In both cases, a presidential priority was badly mishandled over a period of years, and the president seems to have learned about it on cable news. Obama has defended himself by assuming the role of an outraged bystander — which, when it comes to leadership, is more of a self-indictment than a defense.◼ Discussion at Lucianne
◼ 33 Democrats Opposed a Bill to Make VA Bureaucrats Easier to Fire - Washington Free Beacon
◼ Exhausting three page bill strangled. The opposition was comprised of union-backed liberals. - Discussion at Lucianne
◼ The Veterans Scandal: Socialized Medicine on Trial - Roger L. Simon/PJM
◼ The VA scandal and Obamacare: Karmic coincidence here. - Discussion at Lucianne
